tooth socket

/tuθ ˌsɑkət/
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Other forms: tooth sockets

Definitions of tooth socket
  1. noun
    a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
    synonyms: alveolus
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    type of:
    socket
    a bony hollow into which a structure fits
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